Wednesday, November 21, 2007

What Is It?

OK boys and girls, time for a pop quiz. On my Chief Peak hike a few days ago, I came across this odd structure. It stands at least 10 feet tall. It has rungs to allow someone to climb it. The capped spigot extending out the hole on the side is connected to a pipe that turns upward inside. Below the spigot, the structure sounds hollow. The structure is in a depression some 20 - 30 feet from the road near a bone dry pond. The structure is attached to three railroad ties that form a three pointed base.

So, what the heck is it? I have an idea. Let's see if you agree. Leave me a comment with what you think it is.

Dig around the base??? I'm thinking that is not a great idea. Anal probe, while funny as heck that probably isn't it. A portable cell phone antenna? We will ask our Thanksgiving Day dinner crowd what they think it is. We'll let you know what they guessed.

Yep. There's a similar one along the trail to Mt. Islip in the Angeles. The one up there is marked as DWP, and was used for measuring rain/snowfall. Like the one in your picture, it's also falling apart as it's no longer used.